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YooDooRight
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I've just purchased a second hand Akai 4000DS 1/4" reel to reel tape machine in pretty good shape. Only issue being that recorded sound plays back a lot duller than the original source. By duller i mean all the top end frequencies in the music are lost.
BUT... when i apply a slight amount of pressure to the spool the tape is feeding off and therefore tightening the tape against the playback heads all the clarity comes back.
Does this sound like the belt needs replacing or are the heads out of alignment? The heads themselves are very clean... somethings amiss though. Any ideas?
YDR
BUT... when i apply a slight amount of pressure to the spool the tape is feeding off and therefore tightening the tape against the playback heads all the clarity comes back.
Does this sound like the belt needs replacing or are the heads out of alignment? The heads themselves are very clean... somethings amiss though. Any ideas?
YDR